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  • AMDS expectations for pregnant Airmen

    From vaccines to vitamins preventative medicine is an expectation known to most pregnant woman; but what some Airmen may not know are the expectations of pregnant woman in the Air Force. Pregnant Airmen have the requirement to notify the 434th Aerospace Medicine Squadron as soon possible to remain

  • August Heartland Warrior now online

    The August issue of the Heartland Warrior is now available. The official online paper of the 434th Air Refueling Wing includes 13 pages of stories, photos and features pertaining to Grissom and the U.S. Air Force. To read this issue of the Heartland Warrior, click here. Top stories include: -

  • Little takes holistic approach to new role

    The same way a pillar might need support after a storm, so might Airmen during times of struggle, and Grissom Airmen just got that additional support. That support is in the form of Amy Little, who recently transitioned into her new role as the 434th Air Refueling Wing sexual assault and response

  • From Normandy to now: 434th Airmen to reunite

    From transporting paratroopers during the D-Day invasion at Normandy, France, to refueling NATO aircraft over the Libyan skies for Operation Odyssey Dawn, Airmen of the 434th have been defending freedom around the globe since 1944.Each year, the men and women who have served with the historic unit

  • Left behind: Lone Grissom aircraft gets makeover

    Being left behind could be a bad thing, but that wasn't the case for one Grissom aircraft left alone to ensure it was mission capable for years to come.A single KC-135R Stratotanker got extensive pampering and refurbishment as it remained at the Hoosier base during a temporary 45-day runway closure,

  • Schwartz, Perkins visit Capitol Hill

    While famed actor and Air Force Reserve retired Brig. Gen. James Stewart got his big Hollywood break with the film "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," Grissom's top commander got his start to his new job going there himself. Col. Doug Schwartz, 434th Air Refueling Wing commander, and Chief Master Sgt.

  • Grissom announces Airman promotions

    Thirty-four enlisted Airmen from the 434th Air Refueling Wing recently earned their next stripe. The following Airmen received promotions:To senior master sergeant:- Gerald Schumacher, 434th Operations GroupTo master sergeant: - Adam Soultz, 434th Security Forces Squadron- Joshua Welch, 74th Air

  • Existing tools help users reduce PII breaches

    Members of 24th Air Force are refurbishing an old email tool to help Air Force users reduce breaches of personally identifiable information, or PII.The Digital Signature Enforcement Tool, or DSET, which currently prompts users to provide a digital signature when an email contains an active hyperlink

  • Grissom runway reopens after renovation

    Grissom's runway re-opened at 7:30 a.m. July 16, and it didn't take long for the unit's jets to start making their way home.The first KC-135R Stratotankers began arriving at 10:30 a.m. following relocation to Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, on June 1 for a $3.2 million project that added

  • Fourteen Grissom Airmen awarded medals

    For their meritorious service in the Air Force, 14 Grissom Airmen were recently awarded medals.Meritorious Service MedalSeven 434th Air Refueling Wing Airmen were recently presented with Meritorious Service Medals. President Lyndon Johnson established the MSM by Executive Order 11448 on Jan. 16,

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Material contained on the Official Grissom Air Reserve Base Internet Web Site is written and produced by members of the 434th Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs Office. The award-winning staff includes:

Ben Mota
Chief, public affairs

Maj. Elias Zani
Public affairs officer

Master Sgt. Wendy Day
Staff writer

Tech. Sgt. Alexa Culbert
Staff writer

Senior Airman Elise Faurote
Staff writer

Senior Airman Benjamin Cowles
Staff writer